1004 FRENCH PARATROOPER '60'S

At present, the French Special Forces are subordinate to the Special Forces Command (fr. Commandement des Opérations Speciales - COS for short), which was established in June 1992 and based in Paris. The head of the command is always an officer with the rank of brigadier general or vice admiral. Its task is to plan, supervise and command the operations of French special forces from all types of armed forces. It is assumed that he also supervises anti-terrorist activities carried out outside France. It consists of approx. 3,800 people - approx. 300 are officers and approx. 3,500 are operators. It is assumed that There are two types of units under the Special Forces Command. The first are "official" units, known by name and their tasks, while the second type are "secret" units, with better equipment and training, which are used to carry out or support particularly difficult tasks.